Roads

CLOSURES · UNTIL 13 NOVSurfers Paradise · Main Beach

After the Gold Coast 500 (QLD): One-Way Roads and No-Parking Clearways Until 5am Tuesday 27 October, Then Works at Surfers Paradise and Main Beach Into Mid-November

Surfers Paradise Boulevard near Cypress Avenue, photographed in June 2026, shown for orientation

The Gold Coast 500 circuit roads in Surfers Paradise and Main Beach stay one-way, anti-clockwise, all of Monday 26 October and return to normal at 5am on Tuesday 27 October, and parking is banned in special event clearways until then. Removal works continue on the roads until mid-November.

GUIDESydney CBD · Manly

NSW School Zones in Term 4 2026: 40km/h Times, School Days to 17 December and 30km/h Manly Zones (Sydney, NSW)

Fort Street Public School, Sydney

In NSW, drivers must obey the 40km/h school zone speed limit during the times shown on the school zone signs, according to Transport for NSW. Most school zones operate from 8am to 9:30am and 2:30pm to 4pm on notified school days, and Term 4 2026 runs from Tuesday 13 October to Thursday 17 December inclusive.

CLOSURESGosford

Central Coast Road Closures: Where to Check Council Roads and State Roads Before You Drive (Central Coast, NSW)

M1 sign on Central Coast Highway, Kariong

To check a road closure on the Central Coast, start with Central Coast Council’s Road closures page for council-run streets and with Live Traffic NSW for State roads such as the Central Coast Highway and the M1, according to the council. The council updates its page during business hours, from 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday, so a closure that starts on a weekend may first show up on Live Traffic NSW or on the council’s Facebook page.

PARKING GUIDEHobart CBD

Royal Hobart Hospital Emergency Entrance Is Now on Argyle Street: Lane Changes, a Left-Turn Ban and Drop-Off Points (Hobart, TAS)

Royal Hobart Hospital H Block and the Wellington Centre (photographed in November 2017)

The Royal Hobart Hospital’s Emergency Department can now be reached only from a new entrance on Argyle Street, near the corner of Liverpool Street, and cars and trucks cannot turn left from Argyle Street into Liverpool Street between 7:00am and 7:00pm. The change began at 8am on Tuesday 15 September 2026, according to the Tasmanian Government, and the Argyle Street entrance will operate until mid-2028.

ENDEDThe Entrance

ChromeFest 2026 at The Entrance: Road Closures, Parking and Getting There (23–25 October, Central Coast, NSW)

The Entrance

The Marine Parade Car Park at The Entrance is closed from 6am on Thursday 22 October until 7pm on Sunday 25 October for ChromeFest 2026, according to Central Coast Council’s road closures page. On Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October several streets around the town centre are also closed from 5am, and the council lists no road closures for Friday 23 October other than the car park.

GUIDEGold Coast

Springbrook and Natural Bridge Roads, Gold Coast Hinterland, QLD: Long Delays at Caves Creek Bridge to 5 November and Night Closures on Springbrook Road to 27 November

Springbrook Road at Springbrook, photographed in 2016, shown for orientation

If you are driving to Natural Bridge, expect long delays on Nerang-Murwillumbah Road at Caves Creek Bridge, where QLDTraffic lists all lanes affected until 5:30pm on Thursday 5 November 2026. Springbrook Road has full closures on Sunday and Monday nights while restoration works run until 27 November.

ENDEDGold Coast

Old Pacific Highway at Pimpama, QLD, Closed Friday 23 to Monday 26 October 2026: Detour via Bedford Road, Yawalpah Road and Nexus Drive

Concourse at Pimpama Railway Station on Old Pacific Highway, photographed in October 2025

Old Pacific Highway at Pimpama will be closed between Pimpama Train Station and Nexus Drive from 7pm on Friday 23 October until 6am on Monday 26 October 2026, so the City of Gold Coast can continue building traffic signals at the Mebbin Street intersection. The detour runs via Bedford Road, Yawalpah Road and Nexus Drive.

EVENT · ENDS 17 JANBellerive

Ninja Stadium Bellerive Game Days: Road Closures, Parking and How to Get There From 18 November (Hobart, TAS)

A Tasmanian Football League match at the Bellerive ground, then called Blundstone Arena (photographed in May 2024)

On five game days between Wednesday 18 November 2026 and Sunday 17 January 2027, Ninja Stadium in Bellerive will run a traffic management plan that closes Park Street, Church Street and part of Derwent Street to general traffic. The venue says there is limited parking around the ground, that no extra bus services are planned at this time, and that rideshare and taxi pick-ups move to Douglas Street on event days.

CLOSURES · UNTIL 28 OCTBroadbeach · Palm Beach

Gold Coast, QLD, Road Closures 21 to 28 October 2026: Broadbeach Boulevarde, Miami, Palm Beach and Molendinar

Hooker Boulevard along Pacific Fair, Broadbeach (photographed in 2019)

This brief covers five City of Gold Coast road closures that start or are scheduled between 19 and 28 October 2026, including a full closure of Broadbeach Boulevarde between Thursday 22 and Monday 26 October while a developer dismantles a tower crane. The City lists many more closures than these. The full closures keep local access, and most entries are notice windows, not full-time closures.

GUIDEGold Coast

Tamborine-Oxenford Road Roadworks, Gold Coast, QLD: Lane Reductions at Five Sites Between Upper Coomera and Wongawallan Until December 2026

The Coomera River at Oxenford, photographed in 2017, shown for orientation

Tamborine-Oxenford Road has lane reductions at five sites in the Gold Coast City area, from Upper Coomera to Wongawallan, with the last notice running until Friday 18 December 2026. Two of the five are night works, so the main change for drivers is slower travel at night as well as by day.